A 66-year-old Concord man is critically ill at Massachusetts General after contracting the rare Powassan tick-borne virus. Health officials are reminding people to take simple tick precautions.

Boston Herald reporting expands the count to 11 Newton‑Wellesley nurses diagnosed with brain tumors and publishes a case breakdown while hospital and union disagree on cause.

State data show behavioral-health prescriptions climbed from 2019–2024, with women ages 18–49 seeing the biggest increases.